(BA) (4-year-programme) - The University of Hong Kong

194CORE COURSESEUST1010.Foundations of European Studies (6 credits)This first year course serves as an introduction to European Studies. It is a core requirement forstudents wishing to major in European Studies, but it is also suitable for anyone seeking a broadunderstanding of European society and culture. The course examines the forces which have led toEurope becoming increasingly integrated (not the least being the sheer devastation of two world wars)as well as the subsequent tensions and objections to that process. We study the processes andstructures of the specific institutions of the European Union and the Council of Europe as well assome of the major issues confronting the EU now. We will also look at some major Europeandomestic concerns as well as divergent foreign policy issues between Europe and the US. Theapproach is multidisciplinary, embracing politics, economics, history, culture and religion.Assessment: 50% coursework, 50% examinationEUST2010.European identity (6 credits)This course, which is required of all European Studies majors in their second year, will introducestudents to the linkages between modern Europe, its historical foundations and its various nationalidentities. Issues of identity will include history, politics, society, languages, religion and culturefrom the ancient to contemporary periods. Each week we will concentrate on one country. We will beasking the question ‘What are the major characteristics of identity of a particular country?’ That is notan easy or straightforward question and we will explore why the question is itself something of aproblem.Assessment: 100% courseworkEUST2020.European Studies in Europe (6 credits)(This course is offered to European Studies majors only.)This summer course, conducted for three weeks in Europe, is offered to European Studies majorsbetween their second and third years of study. This course gives students a direct experience of theculture and politics of parts of Europe. In addition to visiting a number of European countries we willbe visiting key political European institutions in Brussels and Strasburg, and attending lectures bytheir representatives. We will also be hearing lectures from political analysts, university lecturers andrepresentatives of other organizations. There will also be a range of cultural activities includingvisiting historical sites, museums and art galleries.Prerequisite: EUST1010. Foundations of European Studies AND EUST2010. EuropeanidentityAssessment: 100% courseworkEUST3010.European political and economic institutions and processes (6 credits)This course, which is required of all European Studies majors in their third year, will furtherfamiliarise students with the major international economic and political institutions in Europe such asthe European Union and NATO. The organisation of the institutions will be explored along with theprocesses by which decisions are made and changes can be introduced. Included in the syllabus willbe an examination of Europe in the international setting. Taught within a seminar type framework,students will be encouraged to select, in consultation with a staff member, subject areas within thearea of focus for deeper examination.Assessment: 100% coursework